Indexed by:
Abstract:
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are considered as one of the most promising energy storage systems. However, the poor electrical conductivity of sulfur and Li2S, sluggish sulfur redox kinetics, shuttle effect of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs), and dendrites growth on Li anode severely preclude their practical applications. Herein, a heterostructured Ni3Se4/FeSe2 tandem electrocatalyst directly grown on the electrospun carbon nanofibers (denoted as CNF@Ni3Se4/FeSe2) is demonstrated to efficiently capture soluble LiPSs and catalyzing their consecutive conversion. The designed CNF@Ni3Se4/FeSe2 interlayer possesses various advantages including high electrical conductivity, abundant catalytic active sites, strong chemisorption capability, and superior catalytic activities. Furthermore, theoretical calculations not only confirm that the formation of Ni3Se4/FeSe2 heterostructure is beneficial for fast charge transfer and enhanced LiPSs adsorption capability, but also reveal the FeSe2 and Ni3Se4 are conductive to consecutively catalyze the reduction of long-chain and short-chain polysulfide intermediates, respectively. Consequently, Li-S batteries assembled with the CNF@Ni3Se4/FeSe2 interlayers deliver remarkable electrochemical performance including high reversible discharge capacity (1412.1 mAh g- 1 at 0.1 C), excellent rate performance (588.0 mAh g- 1 at 5 C) and good long-term cycling stability (capacity fading of 0.058 % per cycle at 2 C after 1000 cycles). More encouragingly, a high initial discharge capacity of 1039.3 mAh g-1 can be obtained even under a high sulfur loading of 4.5 mg cm- 2, indicating the great potential and application prospects. This study provides valuable guidelines for developing advanced tandem catalytic systems in Li-S electrochemistry.
Keyword:
Reprint 's Address:
Version:
Source :
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
ISSN: 0021-9797
Year: 2025
Volume: 688
Page: 11-21
9 . 4 0 0
JCR@2023
Cited Count:
SCOPUS Cited Count:
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
WanFang Cited Count:
Chinese Cited Count:
30 Days PV: 0